Hagley Digital Archives

The Hagley Digital Archives provides online access to selected items from the Hagley Library's collection of images, documents, and publications related to the history of business, technology, and society.

Text on verso: 'Photo shows a general view of the crowds in Central Park, on the mall of which Governor Alfred E. Smith presented Capt. Lindbergh with the New York State Medal of Valor. Note the street cleaners in the foreground, looking rather balefully at the bales of confetti and paper streamers that were hurled from office windows.'

Text on verso: 'Gov. Farrington of the Hawaiian Islands, receiving message from Commander John Rodgers, on the arrival of the missing Pacific flyers, at Honolulu. The fliers were given a great reception. Photo taken at the Capital Building.'

Text on verso: 'Three Soviet fliers and a Soviet plane designer, are shown in Moscow, before taking off on a projected 7,000-mile non-stop flight across the wastes of Siberia. The plane was a huge Soviet-built monoplane, with fuel tanks in the wings, and a three-bladed propellor. The fliers were forced down at Nikolaievsk, Siberia, after flying a distance of 5,460 miles. The non-stop record is 5,653 miles, held by the French fliers, Rossi and Codos. Left to right: A.N. Tupolev, designer of the plane; and the fliers: A. Belekov; V. Chekalov; and G. Baudukov.'

Text on verso: 'The above is a hitherto unpublished photo of the 'Friendship', in which Miss Amelia Earhart, Wilmer Stultz, and Lou Gordon successfully crossed the Atlantic from Trepassey Bay, Newfoundland, to Durry Port, Wales. The photo was taken during test flights a few days before the hop off, and was presented to a Chicagoan by Miss Earhart, whose autograph appears on it.'

Text on verso: 'After flying 5,340 miles from Cranwell, England, to Walvis Bay, South Africa, for a new world long-distance non-stop record, squadron leader U.M. Gayford and flight lieutenant G.E. Nicholetts are welcomed home [by] officials at Farnborogh, Hants, England. Left to Right: Nicholetts, Lord Londonderry, Air Minister; Gayford, and Sir John Salmond.'

Text on verso: 'Photo shows Major Frederick Martin, his wife and son, on board the S.S. Catherine D. on the Major's arrival at Bellingham, Washington, from Port Moller, Alaska. A big crowd was at the dock to greet the famous pilot after his hazardous adventure along the Alaskan peninsula.'

Text on verso: 'Jean Callizo, famous French aviator, who soared to the height of 42,651 feet, more than 8 miles, and 2 1/2 miles higher than Mt. Everest. His ambition now is to fly across the Himalayas taking photographs over Mt. Everest.'

Text on verso: 'Major S. M. Strong, flight surgeon of the Medical Corps attached to Mitchel Field at Garden City L.I., had a remarkable experience a few days ago while on a flight to test the recording barograph and get the 'ceiling' of the airplane. Major Strong who is well known and popular in Brooklyn and New york, was the observer on the flight and Captain Harry E. Smith was the pilot. When they began the ascent the temperature on the ground was 70 degrees. At a height of 19,000 feet, a spit on the fuslege froze solid in 25 seconds. Moisture on a pencil formed ice. The earth faded entirely from view. It took from 2:12 p.m. to 3:55 p.m to reach an altitude of 19,800 ft. At that height, the recording barograph, which started to make a record at 4,500 feet showed 15,000 feet. The aviators dropped to see where they were, but found they were lost. They did not recognize the terrain. As oil and gas were getting low, they decided to land and came down over housetops and trees near Portchester, N.Y. They narrowly missed hitting a stone wall. The flyers got gas and oil and flew in the fog by compass ___________, landing there at 7 p.m.